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authorDwight <dmerriman@gmail.com>2009-03-19 13:29:27 -0400
committerDwight <dmerriman@gmail.com>2009-03-19 13:29:27 -0400
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-Mongo Database README
+Mongo DB README
DOCUMENTATION
-http://mongodb.onconfluence.com/display/DOCS/Mongo+Documentation
+http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Home
-ORGANIZATION
+COMPONENTS
-db/ : core database source code
-grid/ : socket messaging stuff
-util/ : util classes
+mongod - The database process.
+mongos - Sharding controller (sharding available later in Q209).
+mongo - The interact javascript db shell.
BUILDING
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BUILDING
RUNNING
-Run ./db and command line options will display.
+Run ./mongod and command line options will display.
COMPILER VERSIONS
@@ -56,15 +56,16 @@ Mongo uses the 10gen appserver and the Java Virtual Machine to execute
user program code in the database. This feature is optional -- if you would
like to run the database without these installed, run with the --nojni
option. With --nojni specified, the db.eval() and $where features are no
-longer available.
+longer available. You may still need JVM libraries which are statically linked.
Mongo uses memory mapped files. If built as a 32 bit executable, you will
not be able to work with large (multi-gigabyte) databases. However, 32 bit
-builds should work fine with small development databases.
-
+builds work fine with small development databases.
--- WINDOWS ---
+See also http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Building+for+Windows
+
COMPILING
REQUIREMENTS
- python 2.6 (for scons)
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ COMPILING
- windows sdk - tested with v6.0 v6.0a
- java sdk 1.6
-
you have to add java\jdk\bin\ to your path
scons